Interview with Isabel Osorio
IntervieweeInterview with
Isabel Osorio
(Puerto Rican)
InterviewerInterviewed by
Lynne Williamson
Date1997 July 16
Mediumreformatted digital file from audio cassette
DimensionsDuration (side 1): 47 Minutes, 28 Seconds
Duration (side 2): 13 Minutes, 23 Seconds
Duration (total runtime): 1 Hours, 57 Seconds
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.705a-d
DescriptionAudio cassette recording of an interview with Puerto Rican storyteller Isabel Osorio. She was interviewed at her home in Hartford, Connecticut by Lynne Williamson on July 16, 1997.
NotesBiographical Note: Isabel Osorio first moved to Hartford from Puerto Rico in the 1960's when the Puerto Rican community here was much smaller, and over the years she has become well known in the community as a poet, educator, and role model. She has read and performed widely throughout the region. She describes her poems as being “about real things. I am a poet who likes to see reality. My poems are my world, reflecting everything I have inside. My role is to help people go through the labyrinth of life, to see that there is always a way out of poverty.” Isabel was interviewed by CCHAP in 1997 as part of fieldwork to locate Puerto Rican artists in Connecticut. She performed at several CCHAP events including at an "Evening of Puerto Rican Poetry" held in conjunction with the "¡Que Bonita Bandera!: The Puerto Rican Flag in Folk Art" exhibit on August 7, 2003.Additional matrial exists in the CCHAP archive for this artist.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
